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5 unusual facts about Library Journal


Downtown San Jose

The King Library represents the first collaboration of its kind between a university and a major U.S. city, and has won numerous awards including the Library Journal's prestigious 2004 Library of the Year award, the publication’s highest honor.

Library Journal

In its early issues, Charles Cutter, creator of the Cutter Expansive Classification system, developed his ideas; R. R. Bowker discussed cataloging principles; and managing editor Melvil Dewey made recommendations for early library circulation systems.

Its early issues focused on the growth and development of libraries, with feature articles by such prominent authors as Melvil Dewey and Charles Cutter focusing on cataloging, indexing, and lending schemes.

Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood

Of it, Library Journal said: "there have been other biographies of Pickford, this will stand as the definitive one. Highly recommended."

Richard Rogers Bowker

In September 1876 Leypoldt and Bowker published volume one of the Library Journal.


Fayetteville Public Library

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver-certified library was named "Library of the Year" in 2005 by Library Journal and an "American Landmark Library" by TravelSmart.

Journal of Information Ethics

According to the publisher's web site, the journal has been reviewed by Library Journal, Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, Special Libraries, and Library and Information Science Annual.

Orville Lloyd Douglas

He has contributed to several Canadian and international publications, including TheRoot.com, The Guardian, ColorLines, Word Magazine, The New Zealand Herald, Georgia Straight, The Toronto Star, Xtra!, NOW, Library Journal, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution

This has been “highly recommended” by Library Journal for “remarkable insight into the fate of Cuba after Fidel.”

The Last Albatross

Jackie Cassada said in her review for Library Journal that "the author of The View from the Mirror crafts a chilling sf suspense story set against a backdrop of 21st-century environmental depletion and cultural degeneration. First published in Australia, Irvine's latest novel, the first in a trilogy of eco-thrillers, portrays a frighteningly plausible near future".


see also

Maisie Dobbs

Maisie Dobbs (2003) was chosen as one of Publishers Weeklys Best Mysteries of 2003, received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year 2003, an Edgar Award nominee for Best Novel 2003, and the Agatha Award winner for Best First Novel in 2003.

The Rabbi's Wife

At the time of its release, the book was reviewed in such publications as The Spectator, British Book News, and The Library Journal Book Review.